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Volleyball: Olympic comes from behind to stymie South Kitsap

It is difficult to imagine a younger team in the Narrows League than South Kitsap.

Among the six starters in the Wolves’ starting lineup for their season opener Tuesday, four were sophomores.

That much youth often translates into inconsistency, which South experienced during a 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20 and 15-8 loss against Olympic.

“It would’ve been nice to get a win in the first nonleague game, but now we know what we need to work on,” South coach Jessica Anderson said.

One area that hurt the Wolves, particularly in the fourth game, was serves. They either hit the net or knocked the ball out of bounds on serves five times. Anderson said blocking also will be an emphasis for improvement.

“I don’t think it’s a matter of not being able to close it out. It’s a combination of missed serves and we need to learn how to be more aggressive. Does that come with the territory of being young? Maybe.”

The Wolves, who faced deficits of at least five points in each game, appeared to be in good position when they battled back to take a 2-0 lead. But the Trojans responded by taking larger leads in the final three games and never relinquishing them.

“I’m really proud because we’re a young team,” Olympic coach Keith Peden said. “A lot of young teams after losing two games like that kind of will fold up their tents.”

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